State Street Lunch Stand Construction during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003

THF10629 / State Street Lunch Stand Construction during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003
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Artifact Overview

By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They relocated and refurbished the historic structures into themed "Historic Districts" and added new support buildings--shops, restaurants, and a special-event venue. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital photograph

Date Made

April 2003

Subject Date

April 2003

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.6352

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

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State Street Lunch Stand Construction during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003